The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-15

ed-one from each township. Said CEN
trail committee to have the power to APP
point one assistant from each voting pre-
cinct, to look after the welfare of each
voting precinct.
w. II. ANDERSON.
Chairman.
On the adoption of the report the
newly elected officers then took
their places and Mr.. McCartY thanked the
convention in an appropriate manner for
the honor conferred.
The committee on order of business
reported the following:
GENTLEMEN We, your committee on
order of business. beg leave to make the
following report:
1. Report of committee on credentials.
2. Report of committee on orgauiza-
ton.
8. Report of committee on resolu-
tons.
4. Selection of county central commit
tee.
3. Nomination of candidates for the
following county offices:
1. County Treasurer.
2. Register of Deeds.
8. County Clerk.
4. Sheriff.
5. County surveyor.
6. County Coroner.
z. Commissioner from First District.
The committee on resolutions. through
its chairman. Mr.. Butcher, submitted the
following report which was unanimously
adopted:
We, the Democrats of Lyon county.
in convention assembled, reaftirm our
| faith in the principles of the Democratic
| party as declared in our national conven-
| ton at Chicago in 1884, and express our
hearty endorsement of the wise, econom-
ical and determined course of President
Cleveland in his administration of ma
| tIonal affairs.
Resolved, That we are in hearty SYM
| pathy with the laboring classes, but re-
greet the disposition they manifest to
! seek redress of grievances outside of the
Democratic party, which has ever cher
| ished their best interests.
We recognize the enormous growth of
| monopoliss as being most dangerous to
and charge the policy pursued by the
Republican party with being responsible
| for the present unnatural conditions ex-
| listing between labor and capital.
Resolved that we denounce the prac-
| tice of the Republican party in permit
| ting their conventions to be manipulated
by political jobbers and schemers, as be-
| ing dangerous and impoIitic, and that we
| declare our purpose to place men in nom
| ination for the various offices whose in
| tegrity and ability are unquestioned.
RECOGNIZING the fact that much dIssat-
| isfaction exists among the people be-
cause of the questionable management Of
local affairs by the Republican party, We
| therefore respectfully ask the CO. opera
| ton of all voters favoring an honest ad-
ministration.
The next thing in order was the ap-
pointment of the county central commit
tee and the following gentlemen were
named by their respective delegations as
members of such committee:
FIRST WARD. G. Pettingill.
SECOND L. A. Newton.
THIRD w. @. Harris.
FOURTH" j. F. O'Connor.
Emporia township-John Fritts.
Americus-J. A. Greenlee.
Agnes Oity-L. A. GrimsleY.
Center-John n. Young.
Elmendaro-Frank Bncher.
Fremont-E. D. Whitmore.
Ivy-Isaac French.
Jackson-Wm. Schafer.
Pixie. M. Stowell.
| Reading-Ed. Gaughen.
Waterloo-Z. II. johnson.
The nomination of candidates in the
order named was then declared in order
and ]. n. McCown, in a brief speech,
presented the name of T. L. Ryan for the
Office of county treasurer. There beng
no other name presented he was unani-
mously declared the nominee of the con-
vention by reclamation.
REGISTER OF DEED.
For register of deeds the name of N.
B. Greer was placed before the conven-
ton by G. n. Stowell and seconded by
| T. G. whitley; W. Fl. Anderson placed
8. P. Elliot, of Americas, IN nomination,
and Frank Butcher presented the name
of John C. Tytherleigh. The vote was
/ taken by ballot and resulted in the nom
ination of N. B. Greer, on first ballot.
His nomination was then made unaDI-
nous.
1 COUNTY CLERK.
8. p. Elliot's name was then placed in
nomination for county clerk and there
being no opposition he was nominated
by reclamation.
SHERIFF.
For sheriff three names were also pre-
sented. Robert Best, of Ivy, Frank
VanGundy. of Jackson and John FrItts,
of Emporia township. The vote stood
as follows: Fritts &c. VanGundy 90 and
Best a. On notion Mr.. Fritts nomina-
ton was made unanimous.
There being no candidates for the off,
ce of surveyor and coroner these posi-
lions were left vacant and the county
central committee was authorized to fill
the vacancies.
1 On motion the convention adjourned.
The delegates from the first commits
sioner district assembled Immediately
after the adjournment and organized by
the selection of T. G. Whitley, as chair
man. and J. F. O'Connor, as secretary.
John Eskridge nominated c. P. Theis
for commissioner. who was nominated
by reclamation. Adjourned.
A meeting of the central committee
met and organized by electing ]. G.
Pettingill, chairman and w. C. Harris.
secretary.
The Ticket.
VIEWED from democratic stand
point the ticket nominated at the
court house to-day is considered a
| strong one and highly satisfactory to
the party as judged by the hearty en-
dorsement given it by the repre-
sentative democrats assembled at
the convention. Several of the
nominees personally are strangers
to us. But they no doubt enjoy
the esteem and confidence of